NewsfeedA lot of positive changes in the
world began with an individual
and happened because of a group.
Most people know that the value
of teamwork and the collaboration of
great minds cannot be underestimated. »
During the period following
World War II, this country
changed. With an abundance
of wealth from unrivaled
industrial manufacturing, the government
decided to do something
it had not done before: treat its war
veterans well. Thus was born the
G.I. bill. I think everyone knows
about the paying-for-college aspect
of the bill, but I think it’s less
known that the bill also offered an
abundance of low-interest loans to
buy houses and start businesses.
The effects were humongous: a tradition
of homeownership and higher
education that had not existed
previously in the U.S. It created the
middle class as we know it. But racism
at the time was present, intense
and influential, and as millions of
families moved into suburbanite
comfort, minorities, especially African
Americans, weren’t invited to
the party. »
In response to Stuart Chipman’s Oct. 19 column titled “Selling Environmental
Pollution Rights: The EPA’s Penalties Fail”
I feel that it is incumbent upon me to set the record straight regarding
the startling level of inaccuracy concerning Valimet, Inc. in Mr. Chipman’s
recent (10/19/2009) column “Selling Environmental Pollution
Rights: The EPA’s Penalties Fail”. »
I wasn’t feeling well Thursday, Oct.
15. My body decided to take care of
some flu-inducing foreign invaders
by cranking up its thermostat
to levels that would make Al Gore
cringe were he a part of my circulatory
system. So you can imagine my
initial thought process when I poked
my head out from beneath a mountain
of blankets and turned on Balloon Boy
coverage for the first time. »
Many students use such programs
as Kazaa, LimeWire, BitTorrent
and other P2P software, but for
those living on campus, using
P2P programs isn’t an option. »